Ed Saunders [#105] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Ed Saunders, who is a contestant in Division 3 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Saunders currently has a record of 16-12, +647, and is ranked #29 in Division 3.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Ed Surname(s): Saunders Home: Oro Valley, AZ, United States Age: 58 Awards: Hobbies: Music, Nature, Sports Occupation: Golf Course Maintenance

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	55-54 (0.505)
Past 1-12 months	11-14 (0.440)	W LLLLL W L W LLL WWWWW LLL WW LL W
Past 13-24 months	13-14 (0.481)	LL W L W L WW LLLLL W L WW LL WWW L W L WW
Past 25-36 months	8-7 (0.533)	L WWWWW LLLLL W L WW
Past 37-48 months	16-13 (0.552)	WWWW LLLLLL WWWWWWW L WW LL WW LLL W L
Past 49-60 months	7-6 (0.538)	WWWW L W LLLL W L W
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 483 Average for: 389 Average against: 366
Round 1		Saunders played #135 Bob Yarmchuk (Tucson, AZ) and lost 382 to 388 (a spread of -6) . The last time these two played was 2004-12 at: TUCSON, AZ Saunders’s record vs. Yarmchuk in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 0-1, -6. Saunders is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Saunders played #108 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 431 to 268 (a spread of 163) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Saunders’s record vs. Short in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-1, +157.
Round 3		Saunders played #101 Ann Raymond (West Chester, PA) and won 369 to 351 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Saunders had not played Raymond in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-1, +175.
Round 4		Saunders played #14 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and won 449 to 328 (a spread of 121) . Before this event, Saunders had not played Camper in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, +296.
Round 5		Saunders played #95 Joseph Oele (Roseville, CA) and won 456 to 266 (a spread of 190) . Before this event, Saunders had not played Oele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +486.
Round 6		Saunders played #119 Robin Torrance (Idylwild, CA) and lost 308 to 353 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Saunders had not played Torrance in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-2, +441.
Round 7		Saunders played #128 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 380 to 475 (a spread of -95) . Before this event, Saunders had not played Weissman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-3, +346.
Round 8		Saunders played #121 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and won 393 to 297 (a spread of 96) . Before this event, Saunders had not played Turney in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-3, +442.
Round 9		Saunders played #1 Shah Ali (Herndon, VA) and won 439 to 360 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Saunders had not played Ali in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-3, +521.
Round 10		Saunders played #42 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 385 to 376 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Saunders had not played Fiszbein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-3, +530.
Round 11		Saunders played #48 Elaine Glowniak (Ortonville, MI) and lost 328 to 353 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Saunders had not played Glowniak in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-4, +505.
Round 12		Saunders played #118 Lam Tang (Vancouver BC) and lost 334 to 456 (a spread of -122) . Before this event, Saunders had not played Tang in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-5, +383.
Round 13		Saunders played #99 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 328 to 406 (a spread of -78) . Before this event, Saunders had not played Popper in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-6, +305.
Round 14		Saunders played #22 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 338 to 377 (a spread of -39) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Saunders’s record vs. Cornelison in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-7, +266.
Round 15		Saunders played #90 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and won 483 to 292 (a spread of 191) . Before this event, Saunders had not played Moniz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-7, +457.
Round 16		Saunders played #10 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 377 to 383 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Saunders had not played Bogle in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-8, +451.
Round 17		Saunders played #40 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 478 to 339 (a spread of 139) . Before this event, Saunders had not played Finkle in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-8, +590.
Round 18		Saunders played #70 Evan Koch (Petaluma, CA) and lost 331 to 408 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Saunders had not played Koch in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9-9, +513.
Round 19		Saunders played #47 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and won 411 to 339 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Saunders had not played Gillis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-9, +585.
Round 20		Saunders played #60 David Johnson (New Rochelle, NY) and won 415 to 338 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Saunders had not played Johnson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-9, +662.
Round 21		Saunders played #2 Drew Allen (Philadelphia, PA) and won 462 to 288 (a spread of 174) . Before this event, Saunders had not played Allen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-9, +836.
Round 22		Saunders played #83 Judy McLean (Vancouver BC) and won 373 to 359 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Saunders had not played McLean in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-9, +850.
Round 23		Saunders played #88 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 397 to 379 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Saunders had not played Miranda in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-9, +868.
Round 24		Saunders played #113 Denver Steele (Sparks, NV) and lost 277 to 362 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, Saunders had not played Steele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-10, +783.
Round 25		Saunders played #55 Ben Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and lost 347 to 454 (a spread of -107) . Before this event, Saunders had not played Greenwood in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-11, +676.
Round 26		Saunders played #65 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and won 451 to 394 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Saunders had not played Kennerk in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-11, +733.
Round 27		Saunders played #122 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 386 to 365 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Saunders had not played Ubeika in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-11, +754.
Round 28		Saunders played #55 Ben Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and lost 373 to 480 (a spread of -107) . Before this event, Saunders had not played Greenwood in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-12, +647.

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